With the return to school around the corner, Maine high school students say they’d like to be back in the classroom, but they’re equally concerned about safety.
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Amid pandemic, Portland High seniors celebrate school’s first drive-in graduation. See the photos.
It has been a turbulent year for the 181 seniors, who graduated Wednesday night while sitting in vehicles parked in a lot on Portland’s waterfront.
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Portland schools may let students learn from home if they want to
The school board will take public comment next week on a range of reopening scenarios, all of which come with a remote learning option.
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School Notebook: June 17
National Merit Scholarship winner Portland middle schooler is Maine State Spelling Bee champ Competing from her bedroom in the virtual Maine State Spelling Bee on June 4, Lincoln Middle School seventh grader Rose Bolduc fought through 32 rounds to win the contest and become Maine’s 2020 Spelling Bee champion. Bolduc was among 12 of the […]
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Portland school board debates whether to stop using school resource officers
Members of the public spoke overwhelmingly in favor of removing two officers from Portland schools.
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Letter: Portland schools must commit to changes to dismantle inequalities
Last week at a Black Lives Matter rally, Xavier Botana, superintendent of Portland Public Schools, made a powerful statement on the steps of City Hall. I am proud to work for a district that has leadership committing to dismantle the systemic institutional racial inequalities in our schools and community. This is not a time for […]
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Portland school board to weigh budget proposal with no tax increase
The school finance committee voted on a zero percent tax increase budget with additional cuts to come from either cost of living increases or athletics and co-curriculars.
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Portland schools considering new sports co-ops for some teams
Combining golf, swimming and indoor track teams at Deering and Portland high schools could boost participation.
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Maine Bicentennial: Portland
In commemoration of Maine’s bicentennial this year, The Forecaster is featuring historical highlights from our communities’ past 200 years, in print and online every other week.
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Portland schools weighing pandemic’s financial impact
Losses this school year could be partially offset by unforeseen savings, and the school board is working with the city to assess the outbreak’s impact on next year’s budget.